Prop Pox on a Mac: I'm Stuck

[etg-nc2nyc 53]

My apologies if this has been covered - I've searched extensively and can't find the answer and would like some help, please. 

All of the trees and MMPs have disappeared from my latest city. I gather this is a result of "prop pox." So I read each of the following carefully: 
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/74667-revisiting-prop-pox-and-prop-theory/
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32047-sc4macinjector-a-dynamic-code-plugin-loader-for-mac/
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30883-sc4fix-third-party-patches-for-sc4/
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/70495-game-framework-compatible-dll-loading-and-other-modding-discoveries/

I downloaded the sc4macinjector and ran it. All seems unchanged - no harm done. (I backed up plugins and regions just in case.)

I downloaded sc4fix - which seems to be doing wonders for our Windows friends - YAY!!! It is a .dll file. I have no clue what to do with it. My VERY basic computer knowledge is that .dll files can't run on Mac. Regarding the sc4macinjector it says the following on its page:

"What does this do
SC4MacInjector allows the Mac equivalent of .dll mods to be loaded on Aspyr's port of SimCity 4 for Intel Macs.

Note: you will not be able to use Windows .dll mods directly. They need to be targeted specifically for Macs as .so files."

OK. I comprehend those words, but haven't a clue as to what that means in action - or if there is something I can do to target a .dll file as an .so file. <insert very confused llama, perhaps >

1. Do I actually have prop pox? Have I made the correct assumption that the pox caused my MMPs and props on small residentials to disappear?
2. Can someone guide on what, if anything, there is to be done about it? I feel clueless and in way over my head from a technological standpoint. Like... I understand technology better than your 90 year old grandma who just made you those amazing cookies*, but ... sometimes... not much.

*A hypothetical grandma. Now I want cookies.

  Edited April 13, 2018 by etgilbert  
added relevant tags and clarified what disappeared

[etg-nc2nyc 53]

@simmaster07 - I gather you are SWAMPED with work and school and whatnot... but if you have any advice, instructions, etc. ... (or cookies) I would love to know if I can fix this. Thank you! 

[etg-nc2nyc 53]

Update:

1. With the sc4macinjector I was able to install the mac version of Buggi's Cheats, so I know the macinjector works like a CHARM. Thank you, @simmaster07!!!! 
2. I tried the method outlined by @kingofsimcity in one of the threads of opening SC4, changing the city detail, quitting, restarting, opening city, saving, etc. A few residential lots got a couple of props back, but most are still gone. Almost all MMPs are gone. (I realize the method was to be applied AFTER installing the SC4Fix, but I thought it was worth a shot!)
3. It has affected all four of my cities in the region.
4. I had recently installed some new plugins and keep new plugins sequestered until I'm sure I want them and know they don't cause problems. So I made sure I deleted anything from them in my cities and removed them from plugins. No change.
5. So I bulldozed all of my low density property, and redid my MMPs. Oops. After saving and reopening this morning... it's all gone again.

In case it is helpful: I'm on a Macbook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) laptop. OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. My SimCity 4 was purchased and downloaded through my App Store : Aspyr SimCity 4 Deluxe / Rush Hour edition version 1.1.1 downloaded in February 2018. I don't have the kind of space needed to run boot camp and have a version of Windows to run SC4 on, and the app I have is the Mac version, with no CD. I tried to use Wineskin, but that doesn't work either (since it's not a windows app I assumed).

If there is no "cure" right now for Mac users, is my only recourse to ditch my region entirely and start over???

Thank you anyone who can help or at least tell me I'm SOL and need to start over! 

[Hamish 1,369]

I’m sorry, I have no experience with PropPox and how to squash it in our Mac version. 

However, I would love it if you could give a detailed write up of :

On 4/15/2018 at 7:26 AM, etgilbert said:

With the sc4macinjector I was able to install the mac version of Buggi's Cheats, so I know the macinjector works like a CHARM. Thank you, @simmaster07!!!! 

This would be an invaluable resource for the Mac Forum. 

 

[etg-nc2nyc 53]

I'll be happy to! I'll post it tomorrow - "Moolah" is in any Mac user's future!